Willingness to Contribute as a Component of the Social Cost of Water Pollution
研究发现个人向环保组织捐款和这些组织的筹款活动会随当地水质变化，表明存在为缓解水污染而贡献的意愿，社会成本应计入这些价值。
Individuals contribute significant sums to environmental organizations, such as water-related groups, whose goals are to preserve and improve local water quality. These groups also fundraise to support these goals. However, the social cost of water pollution lacks contributions to water groups and their fundraising expenditures. If contributions and fundraising respond to changes in local water quality, there is a willingness to contribute toward mitigation of water pollution. Social costs should count these values. We provide proof of concept for this argument, showing significant evidence of local water quality affecting contributions to environmental nonprofits, as well as fundraising expenditures. <i></i>